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11/4/10

Plex Media Center on Jailbroken AppleTV Looks Delicious

Plex, an especially handsome piece of media center software, has been shoehorned onto jailbroken AppleTVs. It's…

Kyle VanHemert

PublishedNovember 4, 2010

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7/27/10

The Cardboard Media Center Is a Step Up from Cinderblocks and Planks

The standard cheapo dorm room media center is a few cinderblocks and a few two-by-fours. But that is a pretty ugly…

Adam Frucci

PublishedJuly 27, 2010

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2/16/10

Boxee Integration App Lets Boxee and Windows 7 Media Center Play Nice

Windows 7 Media Center and Boxee each has its own strengths, and now the Boxee Integration App gives you access to…

Brian Barrett

PublishedFebruary 16, 2010

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12/13/09

Svelte Piixl EdgeCenter 3770 Media Center Hides Behind Your HDTV

Like Kate Moss, this crazy thin EdgeCenter media server from Piixl (who?) is nearly invisible when viewed from the…

Jack Loftus

PublishedDecember 13, 2009

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Roku HD-XR Hands On: Where's Roku Going With This?

Roku updated the lineup today with two new models bookending the current Roku HD: The $80 standard-def SD and the…

Dan Nosowitz

PublishedOctober 27, 2009

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10/24/09

Dealzmodo: Liquid TV TiVo Software and Tuner Card for $60

Sure, Windows 7 Media Center is included with the OS, but if you can't give up your TiVo interface, here's a cheap…

Chris Jacob

PublishedOctober 24, 2009

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Windows 7 Media Center Internet TV Delivers CBS Shows and Zune Video Podcasts

Just in case you missed it buried underneath the upgrade to Netflix Watch Instantly the other day, Microsoft has…

Sean Fallon

PublishedOctober 22, 2009

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Streamlined Netflix Experience Now Available On Windows 7 Media Center

Starting today, early Windows 7 adopters have access to a streamlined Netflix Watch Instantly experience and a Intern…

Sean Fallon

PublishedOctober 20, 2009

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Ceton's CableCARD Solution Has Six Tuners In One Slot

This Ceton Multi-Channel CableCARD is very interesting, both for its ability to decode six cable streams at once to…

Jason Chen

PublishedSeptember 11, 2009

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9/11/09

Zone Pro Hands On Part 2: Copy Freely and Windows 7

To continue our review of the Niveus Zone Pro media center, we put Windows 7 on there to try out all the new…

Jason Chen

PublishedSeptember 11, 2009

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Normal People Can Now Install CableCARD Tuners On Windows 7 PCs

FINALLY. Microsoft and CableLabs are finally opened the door to have regular people add in CableCARD tuners by…

Jason Chen

PublishedSeptember 9, 2009

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Windows Media Center Opens Up DRM Restrictions on Shows, Allows More Copying

If you record a lot of shows using a CableCard in Windows Media Center, know that the upcoming 1.19 update will…

Mark Wilson

PublishedSeptember 9, 2009

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Review: Niveus Zone Pro One-Ups The Zone

The Niveus Zone was good, bringing an HD HTPC to your living room in a compact box, but the Zone Pro is three times…

Jason Chen

PublishedAugust 27, 2009

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8/13/09

DLNA Media Center Software, Compiled and Simplified

Want to get media onto your TV using some of that fancy DLNA standard hardware? You still might be at a loss for…

Dan Nosowitz

PublishedAugust 13, 2009

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6/25/09

Roxio CinemaNow Brings Streaming Movies to the Wii (in Japan)

Well, it's Japan-only for now, but the Wii is finally starting to compete with the PS3 and Xbox 360 in the only…

Dan Nosowitz

PublishedJune 25, 2009

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Windows Media Center Gets Sports Channel With Pretty Good College Hoops Coverage

Microsoft's bringing the "Sports Channel" to Windows Media Center (Vista), which is to College Basketball what the…

Jason Chen

PublishedMarch 5, 2009

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Windows 7 Media Center: The 10-Foot Experience's New Features

Microsoft has always been ahead of the curve when it comes to the living-room PC experience, thanks to Media Center.…

Adrian Covert

PublishedFebruary 10, 2009

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Toshiba Bringing Windows Media Extender To LCDs, Standalone Players Second Half of 2009

Toshiba's jump into the network-enchanced home entertainment game is partnered with Microsoft—Windows Media Extender…

John Mahoney

PublishedJanuary 7, 2009

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10 Really Cool Windows 7 Media Center Features

A few days back, I showed you the new touch interface for Media Center PCs running Windows 7, and though I had to…

Wilson Rothman

PublishedNovember 21, 2008

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Windows 7 Touch Control Makes Media Center More Awesome

Visiting Microsoft's Media Center posse in Redmond, I just caught a glimpse of the Windows 7 Media Center…

Wilson Rothman

PublishedNovember 19, 2008

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